Joey lives and works in Taiwan, the ancestral lands of many Indigenous peoples, including the Amis, Atayal, Bunun, Kanakanavu, Kavalan, Paiwan, Puyuma, Rukai, Saisiyat, Sakizaya, Seediq, Thao, Truku, Tsou, and Yami peoples, and in Hawaii, the ancestral lands of the Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) people.

My collaborator, Malia, lives and works on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Tongva (Gabrielino), Tataviam, and Chumash peoples, who continue to steward the Los Angeles region to this day. We acknowledge the painful histories of colonization and honor Indigenous communities who maintain their kinship with these lands.

We recognize our deep interconnection with the more-than-human world—the waters, mountains, forests, and all beings with whom we share these sacred places—and the responsibility this kinship demands of us. We commit to supporting Indigenous sovereignty and environmental stewardship through our work.